IPA FE Subject A 2023 Question 17
A question IPA Japan published in 令和５年度 基本情報技術者試験 科目A 公開問題 問17, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Same question on ITPEC: Oct 2025 Q51
Which of the following is an explanation of ERP?
Explanation
Planning and controlling the management resources of the whole company in an integrated way — ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) aims at company-wide management efficiency.
ERP treats the people, goods, money and information of all departments (production, sales, purchasing, accounting, human resources) as one pool, usually through an integrated software package with a shared database, so that the company can plan and use them effectively.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) — wholesalers and manufacturers growing their trade by supporting the business activities of retail stores is retail support
- •(b) — business transactions with consumers or between companies over the Internet and other networks are EC (electronic commerce)
- •(c) — raising sales, profit and customer satisfaction by applying IT to sales activities is SFA (sales force automation)
Key rule: ERP covers the resources of the whole company; SFA covers the sales force, CRM the customer relationship and SCM the supply chain across companies.
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